Movie / TV Props

During his career Robert Toth has had some unusual relationships with the movie industry.
He also served as liaison to the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Development Commision.

Props for movie 'Salt'

May 21st, 2009Robert Toth's Darwin sculpture is cast in an Angelina Jolie film

Robert Toth is back in the movies again.

The artist recently received a call from Columbia Pictures to purchase
four of his Darwin sculptures for the movie "Salt," starring Angelina
Jolie, filming in Manhattan and at the Smithsonian Institute.

Two Freud busts were purchased by 20th Century Fox as props for a
new comedy TV series "Cracking Up" starting in March
2004. FREUD BUST

Psychology grad student Ben is asked by his faculty adviser
to do a little field work: Move into wealthy Ted and Lesley
Shackleton's home in order to treat their depressed 9-year-old son,
Tanner. But Jason soon finds out Tanner isn't the problem. The rest of
his family is nuts.

During the filming of the "Amityville Horror" in Toms River, NJ
the MGM set designer, Robert Benton, realized one of his props didn't
fit in with the rest of scene's decor. He was directed to Robert Toth
and, after viewing his art work, commissioned Toth to sculpt a witch
for the movie.

The sculptured witch sits at a cash register in a scene that takes
place in a tavern. After it was ageed that Toth would create the witch
he went to the tavern and took the dimensions of the cash register,
against which the sculpture would eventually be placed. Back at the
studio, with the reference material in hand, the crash project began.
Because of the film scheduling only a few days were available. Toth
prevailed and the witch was ready in time to shoot the scene.

Robert Toth's ownership of a '59 Cadillac and membership in
the Ocean County Vintage Car Club permitted him to join the convoy of
vintage cars bound for Philadelphia. The cars dating from 1955 to 1965
were on their way to be part of the film "Flying Blind" set in the
mid-'60s.

"There is a real nostalgia about the 1950s and early '60s. It was
the rocket age and the fins on the cars reflect that. They look like
they're going even when they're are standing still. Automobiles of the
'50s are works of art; they're sculpture. There's no art in the cars of
today. Cars are very functional now and they all look alike."